Date: Mon, 21 Mar 94 22:09:15 PST From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #316 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Mon, 21 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 316 Today's Topics: 1994 Contest calendar enclosed 2 meter use in London, England? 2m HT recomendations ? Canadian Reciprocal Info Please ICOM 24AT Information wanted Internet<->Packet and Part 97 (2 msgs) IPS Daily Report - 20 March 94 Looking for Long. and Lat. information QSLing packet messages? subscribe info-hams test What is (and how do I make) a diplexer? Why no 10 meter activity?? Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 22:06:55 +0000 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!demon!g8sjp.demon.co.uk!ip@network.ucsd.edu Subject: 1994 Contest calendar enclosed To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <2mkona$asn@xap.xyplex.com> sas@eng.xyplex.com "Scott Sminkey - Sustaining Eng Group" writes: > dbushong@wang.com (Dave Bushong) > > > >Here is the 1994 contest calendar from CQ. > [lots deleted] > >ARRL June VHF Contest 2/Jun 33 > > Looks like either CQ misprinted this or someone somewhere made an > assumption that the ARRL June VHF QSO Party is on its traditional > second weekend of June date. As it stands now, the ARRL June VHF > QSO Party is on the FIRST weekend of June in 1994. While you may think this is a bit of a bummer, it *does* coincide with the IARU Region 1 50MHz event (run for the first time in 1994). Last year, the RSGB 50MHz Trophy contest was run on the same weekend as the ARRL June VHF QSO Party. Although our contest was 8 hours only on the Sunday, I was set up and ready by 1600z on the Saturday. With nothing better to do during the evening, I sat back from my (relatively elevated) position in grid IO82jj listening to the Es QSOs from central / southern Europe rolling past. For a few minutes, the band opened to W4-land, and there were a few surprised ops saying things like 'GW0RDI/P what was that grid again???' This year, the contest will be 24 hours (1400z-1400z) and you can expect all of the European big guns (this is a relative term - current UK licence restricts *ERP* on 50MHz to 100W) to be active. You may just pick up a few extra grids on 6M this way. It's worth looking ... I have what most Europeans would describe as a 'good' station on 50MHz - 2 x 7el Create long Yagis plus 1 x 8el Create long Yagi, both fed from a single TX, and feeding separate ICOM 726 xcvrs for receive. If / when the UK authorities see sense, I have a Henry 6N2 ..... What hours (GMT) does your contest run? -- Iain Philipps ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 21:55:03 +0000 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!demon!g8sjp.demon.co.uk!ip@network.ucsd.edu Subject: 2 meter use in London, England? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article cs90nrs@brunel.ac.uk writes: > London is allocated D but there aren't any repeaters in the London > area that have CTCSS yet (I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong) S'right. The first is likely to be the replacement West London machine, which is likely to be installed about an hour after I remove it from the bench where it's being soak-tested (since October ...) I am hard put to recall more than two 2M repeaters ('PI and 'KN) in the Home Counties area which currently use CTCSS. 70CMs is a different story ... -- Iain Philipps ------------------------------ Date: 21 Mar 1994 20:39:33 GMT From: news.cerf.net!pravda.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.net.csuchico.edu!charnel!olivea!sgigate.sgi.com!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: 2m HT recomendations ? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I am thinking about buying a 2m HT. I have read the glossy ads, in CQ and 73 but I can not come to any conclusions. Which do you use ? What are its good / bad points ? Is power important or is battery life more critical ? What features are important DTMF, CTCSS, pageing, ... I am looking at models from Kenwood, Yeasu, and I-COM. I am leaning toward the Kenwood TH-28A. I am also looking at the Yeasu F-11R and 411 as well as a few models from I-COM. I would appreciated any recomendations or info on these or other 2m HTs before I take the plunge and buy one. I do plan on carring it with me once and a while but moslty I will use it in my car or at home. Thanks, Harland -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harland MacKenzie "Once you have eliminated Department of Mechanical Engineering the impossible, what ever University of Brithish Columbia remains, no matter how Vancouver, B.C. Canada improbable, must be the truth", Internet: harland@mech.ubc.ca Sir Arthur Conan Doyle CompuServe: 72162,2245 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: 22 Mar 1994 00:31:15 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!sgiblab!sgigate.sgi.com!olivea!news.bu.edu!dartvax.dartmouth.edu!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Canadian Reciprocal Info Please To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <9403211900591.gilbaronw0mn.DLITE@delphi.com> gilbaronw0mn@delphi.com (Gilbert Baron) writes: > >I will be in Edmonton in late June/early July and want to be able to use a > > In Canada the reciprocity is automatic. Just bring your radio, eveidence of > its US origin, US Citizenship, and enjoy operating. The inquiring party is British, not U.S. --- ======================================================================= Kenneth E. Harker N1PVB Dartmouth College Amateur Packet Radio kenneth.e.harker@dartmouth.edu Hinman Box 1262 n1pvb@w1et.nh.usa.na (603) 643-6549 Hanover, NH 03755 or n1pvb-5 on 144.99 ======================================================================= (PGP Public Key now available on request) ------------------------------ Date: 21 Mar 1994 21:55:07 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!psinntp!psinntp!psinntp!newsserver.pixel.kodak.com!rpi!rembrandt.its.rpi.edu!augusj@network.ucsd.edu Subject: ICOM 24AT Information wanted To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Hi, I have an ICOM 24AT that I want to modify to transmit out of band. And I have a text file I ftped off of I think oakland.oak.edu which says how to do it, but it mentions diodes by number and not physical location. If anyone has the ICOM 24AT service manual I would appreciate it if you would email me. . . I need to know the physical location of: D13 D7 D8 D14 If you could scan the page and uuencode it and email it I would even more appreciative. . . In any case any info or help is greatly appreciated. . . -Jon augusj@rpi.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 01:35:37 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!pacbell.com!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!newshub.ccs.yorku.ca!apogee.ccs.yorku.ca!edleslie@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Internet<->Packet and Part 97 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Jason Rimmer (jrimmer@netcom.com) wrote: : My intention here is to set up a internet<->packet gateway. The catch is I : want it to be automatic. Once I made that decision I have to deal with : Part 97's rules about third-party traffic. That's where the issue greys... : What are my troubles? I know vulgarities are a problem, but anything else? : If it's just vulgarities, I can just write something to screen those out. : What other issues need to be dealt with. Or has that already been done? I think (and I may be speaking way out of turn here) that the general way people around here have approached this issue is to ensure that email text hits the air (i.e. over packet) *ONLY* at the behest of an amateur, so that then the amateur is the one controlling the transmission (and I guess that means the one liable for any infraction, whether they could know that it would happen or not in advance). So, any email transversing the gateway can only be delivered to a land-based bbs, and must be read from there at the request of an amateur operator. With fine tuning, I believe they can tell that if I originated the message over the airwaves, then it can be delivered over the airwaves to it's destination. 73 de Ed / VE3ZVZ : --- : Jason Rimmer : Eclectic Technologies : jrimmer@netcom.com : Object technology for the masses... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 02:15:39 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!mvb.saic.com!news.cerf.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!jrimmer@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Internet<->Packet and Part 97 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article edleslie@apogee.ccs.yorku.ca (Ed Leslie) writes: >From: edleslie@apogee.ccs.yorku.ca (Ed Leslie) >Subject: Re: Internet<->Packet and Part 97 >Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 01:35:37 GMT >Jason Rimmer (jrimmer@netcom.com) wrote: >: My intention here is to set up a internet<->packet gateway. The catch is I >: want it to be automatic. Once I made that decision I have to deal with >: Part 97's rules about third-party traffic. That's where the issue greys... >: What are my troubles? I know vulgarities are a problem, but anything else? >: If it's just vulgarities, I can just write something to screen those out. >: What other issues need to be dealt with. Or has that already been done? >I think (and I may be speaking way out of turn here) that the general way >people around here have approached this issue is to ensure that email text >hits the air (i.e. over packet) *ONLY* at the behest of an amateur, so that >then the amateur is the one controlling the transmission (and I guess that >means the one liable for any infraction, whether they could know that it >would happen or not in advance). So, any email transversing the gateway can >only be delivered to a land-based bbs, and must be read from there at the >request of an amateur operator. With fine tuning, I believe they can tell >that if I originated the message over the airwaves, then it can be delivered >over the airwaves to it's destination. >73 de Ed / VE3ZVZ >: --- >: Jason Rimmer >: Eclectic Technologies >: jrimmer@netcom.com >: Object technology for the masses... That's true, but if I "know" what's not allowed to be transmitted over the air, then I can figure out a way to filter that out. i.e. A message comes from Internet and the destination is over packet. Once the message is received, a program jumps in, scans the message for obscenities (and whatever else needs to be caught), and either replaces the offending text, or deletes the message entirely. If the message is not deleted, then it forwards it over packet, otherwise it sends the message over packet to the addressee of the message stating that it was not able to be sent, due to obscenities, etc. Does that sound plausible? --- Jason Rimmer Eclectic Technologies jrimmer@netcom.com Object technology for the masses... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 23:19:50 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!pacbell.com!sgiblab!munnari.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!sserve!usage!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu Subject: IPS Daily Report - 20 March 94 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT ISSUED AT 20/2330Z MARCH 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY. SUMMARY FOR 20 MARCH AND FORECAST UP TO 23 MARCH IPS Warning 09 was issued on 18 MAR and is still current. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: very low Flares: none. Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 089/033 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 21 March 22 March 23 March Activity Very low Very low Very low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 090/034 1C. SOLAR COMMENT None. ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : unsettled to active Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 19 March Learmonth 17 3234 3334 Fredericksburg 08 14 Planetary 10 15 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 21 Mar 25 Unsettled to active. 22 Mar 30 Active. 23 Mar 25 Mostly unsettled. 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT None. 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 20 Mar normal normal normal PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 21 Mar normal normal normal 22 Mar normal normal-fair normal-fair 23 Mar normal normal-fair normal-fair 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT NONE. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY MUFs at Sydney were near predicted monthly values. Observed T index for 20 March: 47 Predicted Monthly T Index for March is 40. 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 21 Mar 45 Near predicted monthly values. 22 Mar 10 15 to 20% below predicted monthly values. 23 Mar 20 About 15% below predicted monthly values. 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT None. -- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services email: rwc@ips.oz.au fax: +61 2 4148331 |PO Box 5606 RWC Duty Forecaster tel: +61 2 4148329 |West Chatswood NSW 2057 Recorded Message tel: +61 2 4148330 |AUSTRALIA ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 19:47:04 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!crash!telesoft!garym@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Looking for Long. and Lat. information To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In <1994Mar20.221747.6622@altair.selu.edu> fcs$1224@altair.selu.edu writes: >I am looking for an anonymous ftp site from which I can get the >longitude and latitude of a fair number of places. It doesn't have >to be a complete listing. I am mostly interested in places outside >of the United States, especially Australia. Try the geographic name server by using "telnet 141.212.99.9 3000". Use "?" to get info. You can enter a zip code or city name and get something like this: Melbourne, Australia 0 Melbourne 3 AS Australia R Victoria F 45 Populated place L 37 50 00 S 145 00 00 E --GaryM ------------------------------ Date: 21 Mar 1994 02:18:40 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!pacbell.com!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!icon!hpchase.rose.hp.com!cmoore@network.ucsd.edu Subject: QSLing packet messages? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Hi, I've recently received several messages via packet asking me to exchange QSL cards. How does one respond to these? Since there was no actual QSO, I can't see filling out QSO information. So what (if anything) does one put on a QSL card in response to a packet message? I'm also a little curios why someone would want a card from a station they didn't actually work. 73, Chris Moore N6IYS cmoore@mothra.rose.hp.com ------------------------------ Date: 22 Mar 94 05:38:03 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: subscribe info-hams To: info-hams@ucsd.edu subscribe info-hams JPdunn ------------------------------ Date: 21 Mar 1994 14:05:50 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sgiblab!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!newshost.wcc.govt.nz!MILLER_P%ix.wcc.govt.nz@network.ucsd.edu Subject: test To: info-hams@ucsd.edu NZ HF 2012 USB, ----, Harbour authority working 2018 USB, ZKCT, Civil Defence, Central zone 2021 USB, ZKHQ, Civil Defence, HQ 2024 USB, ----, Civil Defence, Regional Councils 2027 USB, ZKNT, Civil Defence, Northern zone 2030 USB, ZKST, Civil Defence, Southern zone 2045 USB, ----, Private Coast stations 2068 USB, ----, Ship-Ship working 2089 USB, ----, Aquatic sporting events 2129 USB, ----, Aquatic sporting events 2162 USB, ---- Private Coast stations, Harbour authorities 2182 USB, ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Distress/Calling 2207 USB, ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Working, WX broadcasts 2444 USB, ----, Private Coast stations 2456 USB, ----, Ship-Ship working 2480 USB, ----, Private Coast stations 2493.0 CW, ZLO, NAVCOMSTA Waiouru 2638 USB, ----, Ship-Ship working 2863 USB, ----, Auckland Volmet, H+20 and H+50 3032 USB, ZKX, Airforce Auckland, 0900-2100 UTC 3261 USB, ZKIB, South Island mountain radio service, Skeds 0600-0800 UTC 3312 USB, ----, Land based sporting events 3345 USB, ZLJG, North Island Mountain Radio, Skeds 0600-0800 UTC 3354 USB, ZKCT, Civil Defence, Central zone 3357 USB, ZKNT, Civil Defence, Northern zone 3360 USB, ZKHQ, Civil Defence, Wellington HQ and Southern zone 3467 USB, ZKAK, Auckland Radio, SP6 3935 AM, ZLXA, Print Disabled Radio, Levin, 2030-1000 UTC daily 4125 USB, ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Distress and Calling 4146 USB, ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Working, Wx broadcasts 4263.0 CW, ZLO, Irirangi, RNZN 4417 USB, ----, Ship-Ship working 4445 USB, ----, Kerikeri marine radio, Skeds 0500-0900 UTC 4853 USB, ----, Land based sporting events 5380 USB, ZKST, Civil Defence, Southern zone 5383 USB, ZKCT, Civil Defence, Central zone 5386 USB, ZKHQ, Civil Defence, Wellington HQ 5389 USB, ZKNT, Civil Defence, Northern zone 5592 USB, ----, Queenstown flight service 5643 USB, ZKAK, Auckland Radio, SP6 freq family 5688 USB, ZKX, Airforce Auckland, 5726 USB, ZKAK, Auckland Radio, Antarctic summer season 5807 FAX, ZKLF, Auckland FAX, 24 hrs 5960 AM, ZLXA, Print Disabled Radio, Levin, QRV late 1994 6215 USB, ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Distress and Calling 6224 USB, ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Working, Wx broadcasts 6224 USB, ----, Ship-Ship working 6339.5 CW, ZLO, NAVCOMSTA Waiouru 6679 USB, ZKAK, Auckland Volmet, H+20 and H+50 7290 AM, ZLXA, Print Disabled Radio, Levin, 2030-1800 daily 8291 USB, ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Distress and Calling 8297 USB, ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Working, Wx Broadcasts 8297 USB, ----, Kerikeri marine radio, Skeds 0400-0600 UTC 8297 USB, ----, Ship-Ship working 8601.0 CW, ZLO, NAVCOMSTA Waiouru 8828 USB, ZKAK, Auckland Volmet, H+20 and H+50 8867 USB, ZKAK, Auckland Radio, SP6 freq family 8976 USB, ZKX, Airforce Auckland, 2100-0900 UTC 8997 USB, ZKAK, Auckland Radio, Antarctic summer season 9459 FAX, ZKLF, Auckland FAX, 24 hrs 11236 USB, ZKX, Airforce Auckland, 2100-0900 UTC 12290 USB, ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Distress/Calling 12356 USB ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Working, Wx broadcasts 12719.5 CW ZLO, NAVCOMSTA Waiouru 13207 USB ZKX, Airforce Auckland, 2100-0900 UTC 13251 USB ZKAK, Auckland Radio, Antarctic summer season 13261 USB ZKAK, Auckland Radio, SP6 freq family 13282 USB ZKAK, Auckland Volmet, H+20 and H+50 13550 FAX ZKLF, Auckland FAX, 24 hrs 16340 FAX ZKLF, Auckland FAX, 24 hrs 16420 USB ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Distress/Calling 16531 USB ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, Working, Wx broadcasts 17227.5 CW ZLO, NAVCOMSTA Waiouru 17904 USB ZKAK, Auckland Radio, SP6 freq family ------------------------------ Date: 21 Mar 1994 22:48:32 GMT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!s1.gov!fastrac.llnl.gov!usenet.ee.pdx.edu!news.reed.edu!gaia.ucs.orst.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: What is (and how do I make) a diplexer? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I looked in to this about a year ago. There is an excellent article in the October 1991 issue of QST. The sticking point for me was finding the three ait dielectric trim caps. By the time I have paid for those at about US$8.00 each (small lot cost) I have paid for half of one already built and tested. I bought one for my car and have been happy with it. If you are still interested in building your own, send me your snail-mail address and I'll send you a copy of the article. 73 de Bill, KD6MCI E-Mail WAKIRSAN@ANANOV.REMNET.AB.COM ------------------------------ Date: 22 Mar 94 02:52:55 GMT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!news.ysu.edu!yfn.ysu.edu!as779@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Why no 10 meter activity?? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Regarding Solar Activity information, don't forget to check out the daily reports posted in rec.radio.info. Also notices of solar flare and geomagnetic storm and auroral activity. An elmer of mine in the early '60's said to me: "ALWAYS check ten meters first, no matter how dead the bands seem. You'll be surprised more often than you'd expect." He was right. --- Chuck Reti Detroit ,MI WV8A as779@yfn.ysu.edu aa010@detroit.freenet.org wv8a@wb8zpn.#semi.mi.usa.na ------------------------------ Date: 21 Mar 1994 23:15:13 GMT From: news.cerf.net!pravda.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.net.csuchico.edu!charnel!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!eff!news.umbc.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <2m58sq$12hg@watnews1.watson.ibm.com>, <2mfkd6$8p4@apple.com>, <19MAR94.18754189.0121@UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA>on.a Subject : Re: FT-990 vs TS-850 NADO000 (NADO@UNB.CA) wrote: Referring to the choice between a Yaesu FT990 and a Kenwood TS850: : A friend has both the Yeasu 757 and a Kenwood 440AT and he confirms : the same findings. The Yeasu is more pleasant to listen to and most : of us do a lot more listening than talking. My next rig is likely to : be a Yeasu. This seems to be a popular pair of radios. There've been several postings over the last months asking for comparisons between these rigs. I've also narrowed my choices down to these two if (when?) I ever replace my Drake rigs. One thing that almost never seems to get mentioned however... How do these rigs sound on the air! At the risk of starting a flame war, I'll venture the opinion that, in general, I find Kenwoods putting out among the best sounding signals on the air. I've got to admit that I enjoy hearing the reports of superior audio quality that my Drakes seem to get on sideband, and I'd hate to give that up. I like putting out a good pleasing signal! If it weren't for that factor, I'd probably lean towards the Yaesu. As it is, I'm not sure. Any thoughts or comments on the transmitting audio qualities of the major brands on sideband, particularly these two radios? Scott Turner N0VRF scott@hpisla.LVLD.HP.COM ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #316 ****************************** ******************************